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Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

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As a progressive educator in New York City for 30 years, I thought I had all the answers. The best teaching had to do with inquiry, with higher-level thinking, with student-centered project-based learning. What students–especially struggling students–also need is teacher-directed explicit instruction.

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

The first and second blogs in this series focused on providing meaningful choices when students are acquiring information and making meaning. series, we will explore how we can provide students with choices that enable them to transfer and apply their learning effectively. In this third and final installment of our “Would You Rather?”

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Problem-based learning helped boost my underserved students’ engagement

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As educators, our charge is to impart knowledge onto our students, open new doors for them, and encourage them to stretch beyond their comfort zones. As a physical education teacher in an underserved community, finding ways to connect with my classes during the pandemic and a time of remote learning was challenging.

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The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge

Catlin Tucker

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. Next, students progress to the stage of “extend.” More than mere content digestion, this method nurtures metacognitive growth.

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Using ChatGPT to Revolutionize PE Teaching: 5 Expert Strategies!

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For example: to explain concepts, demonstrate ideas, answer specific questions, and assess knowledge. AI is used in education to improve learning in multiple areas, including science, math, and languages. It is also having an impact on physical education and health. Chat GPT is popular among teachers for lots of reasons.

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4 things innovative districts do to improve graduation rates

eSchool News

Conventional wisdom around when and where students learn, what knowledge they need to be successful, and who they are as learners is all rapidly changing, especially as technology becomes more prevalent in classrooms. Many students’ families could not afford computers, or even an internet connection.

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Envisioning the personalized edtech of tomorrow

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Before the pandemic, the trend for more personalized, learner-centric experiences in education already existed—the resulting lockdowns merely accelerated digital transformation, which continues to gain momentum across industries. This ecosystem wouldn’t be focused on schools or teachers.